Bottle-closure.



No. 819,594. PATENTED MAY 1, 1906. J. PORTER & 1". 0. MAYER.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED 1120.14, 1905.

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BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented May 1, 1906.

Application filed December 14,1905. Serial No. 291,662.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN PORTER and FREDERICK C. h TAYER, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Frostburg, in the county of Alleganyand State of Maryland, have made certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in bottle-closures; and it consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described and claimed In the drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a bottle-neck with our improved devices in place.Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof with the fasteningdevices in position to hold the stopper in the bottle. Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing the fastening devices released and the frangiblelockinghook at one side of the neck of the bottle broken away, and Fig.4 is a detail perspective view of the fastening devices removed from thebottle-neck.

By the invention it is sought to provide means for holding thebottle-closure in the neck of the bottle, at the ends of which areprovided means for detachable engagement with the bottle-neck, so thefastening devices may be applied to and removed from the neck of thebottle.

In the construction shown the closure may be effected by means of anordinary stopper A, fitted to the mouth of the bottle-neck B below thecross-bar C of the sealing-frame D, the latter being of a specialconstruction, as

- will be hereinafter more fully described.

The bottle-neck B is provided at one side near its mouth with aseat-hook E, with which one end of the sealing-frame D at F may bedetachably engaged in the use of the invention, as shown in Fig. 2. Atthe opposite side of the neck B from the seat-hook E is provided thefrangible locking-hook G, which curves downwardly toward its outer end,as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The hook G projects sufliciently from theneck of the bottle to form a seat beneath which the crank projections ofthe locking-bar, presently described, may be engaged when the parts areapplied as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The sealing-frame D is adapted for application to and ready detachmententirely from the neck of the bottle, being to this end provided at oneend with means for detachable engagement with the seat-hook E and at itsother end with means for detachable engagement with the frangiblelocking-hook G, so the frame can be entirely removed from the neck whendesired. At its end opposite the cross bar or loop F the bail-handle His pivoted at I to the body portion of the frame D, and immediatelybelow the said pivot I the bail-handle H is provided with bearings H, inwhich journal the locking-bar J, having a handle J, by which it may berocked, and provided at its middle portion with crank projections K andK, the latter being longer than the former and adapted to bear in thelocked position of the sealing-frame beneath the base of the hook, whilethe crank projection K bears immediately beneath the point of thefrangible hook G, the relation of the parts being such, as shown in Fig.2, that when the parts are locked they cannot be released withoutbreaking off the frangible hook G, as any upward movement of thebailhandle H or of the handle J of the lockingbar would cause the crankprojection K to press the free end of the frangible lockinghook upwardlyand break it off so that the device could not again be used for sealinga bottle. By the improvement, therefore, there is provided anon-refillable bottle or one which when once filled and sealed cannot beopened without bearing positive evidence of such opening and cannotagain be filled and sealed in the original manner.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination substantially as herein described of a bottle-neckprovided at one side with a seat-hook and on its other side with aprojecting frangible locking-hook for engagement by a locking-bar, asealing-frame having a cross bar or loop at one end engaged with theseat-hook and extending thence over the end of the bottle-neck, abail-handle pivoted at its ends to the ends of the body portion of thesealing-frame, and a locking-bar pivoted to the bail-handle and havingcrank projections to engage beneath the point of the frangible hook andbelow the base of the said hook all substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. The combination of a bottleneck provided at one side with aprojecting frangible same when released, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a bottle-neck having a frangible hook, of asealing-frame, a bail-handle pivoted to the sealing-frame and alocking-bar having crank projections to engage with the frangible hookand a lockingbar carried by the bail-handle, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a bottle-neck having an exterior frangible portionand a fastening device therefor, provided at one end with means fordetachable engagement with the bottle-neck and at its other end withstraining means for forcibly actuating the device to sealed positionwhereby it may be readily applied to and entirely detached from thebottle-neck, the straining means being arranged for engagement with theexterior ment by a locking-bar, of a sealing-frame engaged at one endwith the seat-hook and provided at its other end with a bail-handle andwith a locking-bar pivoted to the said handle and having crankprojections engaging beneath the hook-base and beneath the point of thefrangible locking-hook, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of a bottle-neck having a seat-hook at one side and afrangible locking-hook at its opposite side, a sealingframe engaged atone end with the seat-hook and extending thence over the mouth of thebottle and having a cross-bar for securing the stopper, a bail-handlepivoted to the end of the sealing-frame opposite that engaged with theseat-hook and a locking-bar carried by the bail-handle for engagementwith the frangible hook, substantially as set forth.

8. A bottle having an exterior frangible portion, and a sealing-framehaving means for engagement with said portion and adapted to break thesame when released.

his JOHN PORTER.

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FREDERICK C. MAYER. Witnesses:

L. B. KooH, JOHN F. GEHAUF.

